UNBELIEVABLE COMEBACK… again!
Frances Tiafoe was 4-6, 2-5 down, saved three match points, but comes back to beat Sebastian Korda 4-6, 7-6(2), 6-4 and reach a 2nd final in Estoril.
Can he win it this time?
HISTORY!!!
With President of Portugal in the stands, Francisco Cabral and Nuno Borges beat Andre Goransson and Maximo Gonzalez 6-2, 6-3 in 62 minutes to be the FIRST EVER Portuguese 🇵🇹 doubles team to win the
@EstorilOpen
.
INCREDIBLE!!
Portuguese players from different generations showed up to congratulate João Sousa on a fantastic career.
There is a before and after Sousa in Portuguese tennis/sports.
Hey
@rogerfederer
, we heard what you said. It would be an absolute pleasure to welcome you in Cascais, Portugal for the 5th edition of Millennium
#EstorilOpen
. Just let us know and we will book the hotel! 🤞🙏
🇵🇹 Carlos Ramos, who has been a full time ITF Gold Badge umpire during his career, will umpire his first ATP final in more than 20 years.
Ramos umpired 10 singles Grand Slam finals, Olympic singles final and the Davis Cup final in the past.
SENSATIONAL WIN!
Portuguese
#1
Nuno Borges beats the 3rd seed and clay specialist Lorenzo Musetti 7-6(4), 6-3 to reach the QFs here in Estoril for the first time in his career!
One of the best wins of his life!
🇵🇹 🇵🇹
FIRST TITLE ON CLAY!
Hubert Hurkacz defeats Pedro Martinez 6-3, 6-4 to win the 9th edition of the Millennium Estoril Open.
8th career title in 10 finals
1st in this surface!
OUR BEST LIST EVER: 🔥
Two top 10 players:
Hurkacz
Ruud
Next gens:
Musetti
Fils
Cazaux
The Showman:
Gael Monfils
Portuguese stars:
João Sousa
Nuno Borges
And… a GRAND SLAM CHAMP: Dominic Thiem!
HISTORY IS MADE! João Sousa defeats Frances Tiafoe 6-4 6-4 and is the new Millennium Estoril Open singles Champion! For the very first time a Portuguese player wins an
#ATP
event on home soil!🏆🇵🇹 🎾
#EstorilOpen
#ATPWorldTour
Ben Shelton is loving Portugal.
"My friend Duarte Vale showed me around. The city is beautiful, the beach is amazing. Everybody speaks very good English. And the hotel is fantastic!"
THANK YOU, JOÃO.
Arthur Fils ends João Sousa’s career at the
@EstorilOpen
, with a 7-5, 6-4 win to reach the 2nd round.
The end of an incredible career for the Portuguese 🐐.
🗣️ RUUUUUUUUUD!
After reaching the Roland-Garros & US Open finals and a career high of World No. 2 in 2022,
@CasperRuud98
is coming to Millennium
#EstorilOpen
in 2023 😍
Special K. is on his way!
@keinishikori
receives the last main draw wild card and joins a star-packed entry list at Millennium
#EstorilOpen
, the biggest tennis tournament in Portugal!
April 24 - May 2 live on TVI 24, TVI Player and
@TennisTV
!
#EstorilOpen
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@atptour
US Open champion? ☑️
Roland-Garros finalist? ☑️☑️
Australian Open finalist? ☑️
ATP Finals finalist? ☑️☑️
Masters 1000 champion? ☑️
World No. 3? ☑️
A wild card for the 2022 Millennium Estoril Open? ☑️
Dominic Thiem joins a star-packed field 🔥
@domithiem
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@atptour
Tennis fans miss watching some live action, but our players are also missing the fans a lot...
For different reasons, though, Sascha Bublik. 😅😅
@atptour
/
@TennisTV
HISTORY IN ESTORIL!
Francisco Cabral and Nuno Borges are the first ever Portuguese doubles pair to reach the final at the
@EstorilOpen
, after beating Grand Slam champs Michael Venus and Jamie Murray, 6-2, 6-4.
What a performance, what a day! 🔥
The champion returns!
It's with great pleasure that we announce ATP Finals champion and World No. 6
@StefTsitsipas
will be back at Clube de Ténis do Estoril from April 25-May 3 to defend his title.
We can't wait to have you back, El Greco! 👨🏻🎨🎾
Sebastian Baez:
"I talked with Frances in the locker room and we agreed that Estoril is one of the best tournaments on tour in terms of the crowd. They wey they support us, the way they scream our names... is special."
DOMI WINS!
Dominic Thiem, a quarterfinalist in 2023, is back into the second round after a good 6-1, 6-7(3), 6-4 win over Maximilian Marterer.
He will face fellow former top 10 Richard Gasquet in R2. 😳🔥😍
Casper Ruud. "It's very inspiring to play in a small tennis country that loves the sport. I wanted to play here for a long time. This is my favorite part of the season".
Sadly, Kei Nishikori had to withdrew from the Estoril Open after injuring his right abductor in yesterday's practice.
"I'm very disappointed. I came here early, had two great days of practice, but I stepped wrong and hurt my right abductor. I will not be ready to play in 48h".
LISTEN TO THIS CROWD!
João Fonseca was 2-6, 2-5, 0-30 down, but found his level and with some INCREDIBLE tennis cameback to win the second set.
2-6, 7-6(5).
.
@StefTsitsipas
asked to meet Fernando Santos at the end of his semi-final clash.
The Portuguese National Team coach was in charge of the Greek team between 2010 and 2014.
#EstorilOpen
@ATP_Tour
🇵🇹 vs. 🇫🇷 x4 in the 1st round of the
@EstorilOpen
...
[WC] João Sousa (POR) vs. [5] Arthur Fils (FRA)
[WC] Henrique Rocha (POR) vs. [7] Gael Monfils (FRA)
Nuno Borges (POR) vs. [Q] Lucas Pouille (FRA)
[Q] Jaime Faria (POR) vs. Constant Lestiéne (FRA)
We need to call this guy:
A very emotional Pedro Sousa confirms that this is his last
@EstorilOpen
. Plans to retire in a couple of weeks...
Plays Timofey Skatov for a place in the main draw tomorrow.